Friday, September 17, 2021

Movie review: Vacation Friends


 Marcus and Emily meet another couple on vacation in Mexico and quickly become friends, but the relationship becomes strange and awkward when they return home.

Lil Howery (Marcus), Yvonne Orji (Emily), John Cena (Ron), Meredith Hagner (Kyla), Robert Wisdom (Harold), Lynn Whitfield (Suzanne), Andrew Bachelor (Gabe), Tawny Newsome (Brooke), Barry Rothbart (Darren).

Vacation Friends begins with Marcus and Emily heading to Mexico for a much needed vacation. Within the first 10 minutes character introductions are mostly complete, plot setup achieved, the two couples have met, and the plot begins to unroll. From there the film is an active adventure as conservative Marcus and Emily are exposed to adventure and thrills by Ron and Kyla, their new friends. The film finally finishes with a Happy Ever After ending that is easily seen coming.

Acting was good with Howery and Orji delivering well and seeming to work well with others. Cena and Hagner were perfectly cast, fit their roles wonderfully, and delivered well. The remainder of the supporting cast added some depth and did well.

Camera work, sets, and backgrounds are all well done with good use of natural scenery and a solid, realistic feel. Action and effects are fun and fitting. Dialogue is good with some nice humor and good movement. Sound and soundtrack are solid.

Vacation Friends is a fun, fairly fast moving comedy adventure that focuses on the fun first. With some decent laughs and fun storyline, those who enjoy light comedy should enjoy this one.

With some mild sexuality and foul language, this should be fine for older teens and above.

Released: 2021
Reviewed: 9.13.21
Star rating: 3 out of 5
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy

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